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.

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WordMeaning
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
outmodednot being in style
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described