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 |
|---|---|
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| fabricate | invent |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| executioner | one who executes |