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 |
|---|---|
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| coin | corner |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |