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 |
|---|---|
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| demise | death |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |