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 |
|---|---|
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |