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 |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |