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 |
|---|---|
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| stilted | pompous |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| stench | stink |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |