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 |
|---|---|
| shack | hut |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| garnish | decorate |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |