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 |
|---|---|
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| wanton | merciless |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |