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 |
|---|---|
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
