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 |
|---|---|
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |