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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
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| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |