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

WordMeaning
dulltedious
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
domicilea dwelling place : place of residence : home
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
putrefyto make putrid
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle