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 |
|---|---|
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| cadaver | a dead body |