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 |
|---|---|
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| tatter | to make ragged |