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 |
|---|---|
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| duration | continuance in time |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |