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 |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| submerge | to put under water |
| colloquy | conversation |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |