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 |
|---|---|
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |