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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |