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.

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WordMeaning
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
ephemerallasting a very short time