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 |
|---|---|
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| onus | burden |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |