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 |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |