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 |
|---|---|
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |