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 |
|---|---|
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| writ | something written : writing |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |