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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WordMeaning
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
forlornbereft
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
emanateto come out from a source
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute