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 |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |