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
filchto steal secretly or casually
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multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
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drivelnonsense
hivea container for housing honeybees
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle