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 |
|---|---|
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |