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
thronga multitude of assembled persons
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
trenchantkeen
frigidintensely cold
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
quadrupedan animal having four feet
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
trampletramp