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 |
|---|---|
| pummel | pound |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| scourge | whip |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |