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 |
|---|---|
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |