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 |
|---|---|
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| trenchant | keen |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| retrench | cut down |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |