GRE Word List

OBSOLETE

no longer in use or no longer useful

The meaning of the word obsolete is no longer in use or no longer useful.

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WordMeaning
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
intermediarymediator
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
primethe second of the canonical hours
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness