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 |
|---|---|
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |