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
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language:
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
nutritiousnourishing