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
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
notableworthy of note : remarkable
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
retainto keep in possession or use