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 |
|---|---|
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| whittle | a large knife |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |