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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| debonair | suave |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| viable | capable of living |