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
inflateddistended with air or gas
filthfoul or putrid matter
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
serebeing dried and withered
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
appurtenancesaccessory objects
iconoclastica person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions