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 |
|---|---|
| impinge | encroach |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| grate | grating |