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 |
|---|---|
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| wry | twist |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| bauble | trinket |