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 |
|---|---|
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |