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 |
|---|---|
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| pummel | pound |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |