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 |
|---|---|
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| impuissance | weakness |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| imbibe | drink |
| hubbub | noise |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |