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 |
|---|---|
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| impinge | encroach |
| realm | kingdom |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |