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 |
|---|---|
| biting | having the power to bite |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| acetic | vinegary |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |