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.

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WordMeaning
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
hordea political subdivision of central Asian nomads
induceto move by persuasion or influence
detonationthe action or process of detonating
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
ossifyto change into bone
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma