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 |
|---|---|
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| spoof | deceive |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |