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 |
|---|---|
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |