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.

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WordMeaning
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
modishfashionable
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
vibrantpulsating with life, vigor, or activity
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
knottymarked by or full of knots
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
felicitythe quality or state of being happy