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

WordMeaning
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
clientelea body of clients
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
igneousformed by solidification of magma
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments