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 |
|---|---|
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |