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 |
|---|---|
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| sledge | sledgehammer |