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 |
|---|---|
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| crass | gross |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |