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 |
|---|---|
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |