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 |
|---|---|
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| exhume | disinter |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |