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 |
|---|---|
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |