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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
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| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |