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 |
|---|---|
| pliant | pliable |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| 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 |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |