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 |
|---|---|
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |