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 |
|---|---|
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| warranted | sanction |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |