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 |
|---|---|
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |