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
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault