GRE Word List
ARCHAIC
having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
The meaning of the word archaic is having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foppish | foolish |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| demure | reserved |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |