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 |
|---|---|
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |