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 |
|---|---|
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |