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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coin | corner |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |