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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |