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 |
|---|---|
| irremediable | not remediable |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| nourishment | food |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |