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 |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| ramification | branch |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |