GRE Word List

ARCHIVES

a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved

The meaning of the word archives is a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved.

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WordMeaning
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
finishto come to an end : terminate
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype