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 |
|---|---|
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| viable | capable of living |
| mote | a small particle : speck |