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 |
|---|---|
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| contest | strive |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| finished | entirely done |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |