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 |
|---|---|
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |