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 |
|---|---|
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| tome | book |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| encompass | include |
| demur | to take exception : object |