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 |
|---|---|
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |