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 |
|---|---|
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| implode | to burst inward |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |