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 |
|---|---|
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| scotch | scottish |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| gnome | maxim |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| dolt | a stupid person |