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 |
|---|---|
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| stench | stink |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| rococo | rococo work or style |