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 |
|---|---|
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |