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 |
|---|---|
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| delve | excavate |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| ensconce | shelter |
| intermediary | mediator |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| concatenate | linked together |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |