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 |
|---|---|
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| wreak | bring about |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |