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 |
|---|---|
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |