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 |
|---|---|
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| espouse | marry |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |