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 |
|---|---|
| wastrel | vagabond |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| dys- | abnormal |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |