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 |
|---|---|
| victuals | food usable by people |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| hirsute | hairy |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |