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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WordMeaning
cullto select from a group : choose
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
waketo be or remain awake
denizeninhabitant
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
cringeto recoil in distaste
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
hortatoryhortative