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 |
|---|---|
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |