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 |
|---|---|
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| license | permission to act |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| pilfer | steal |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |