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 |
|---|---|
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |