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 |
|---|---|
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| provenance | origin |