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 |
|---|---|
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| delve | excavate |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| benison | blessing |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |