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 |
|---|---|
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| forebears | ancestor |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |