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 |
|---|---|
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| scintilla | spark |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| imbue | endow |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |