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 |
|---|---|
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| fabricate | invent |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| mystic | mystical |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| swill | wash |