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 |
|---|---|
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |