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 |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'รฉtat |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| connivance | the act of conniving |