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 |
|---|---|
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| precipitant | precipitate |