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 |
|---|---|
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |