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 |
|---|---|
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |