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.

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WordMeaning
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
juncturea point of time
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
endueprovide
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something