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
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
legenda story coming down from the past
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
incognitowith one's identity concealed
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
calculatedapt
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
incompatiblenot compatible: such as