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 |
|---|---|
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| minuscule | very small |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |