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
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
podiuma low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as