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 |
|---|---|
| dour | stern |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| arid | excessively dry |
| cryptic | secret |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |