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 |
|---|---|
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| raspy | harsh |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |