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 |
|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| quisling | traitor |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |