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 |
|---|---|
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |