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 |
|---|---|
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |