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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WordMeaning
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
affinityrelationship by marriage
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
conversanthaving knowledge or experience
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
validhaving legal efficacy or force
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat