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 |
|---|---|
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| irate | roused to ire |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |