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 |
|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |