GRE Words for Old and Ancient
These 8 GRE words all share the meaning of old and ancient. Studying them as one cluster is far more efficient than learning each in isolation, because the GRE tests words by how they relate to each other. Each entry below links to a full definition page with example sentences and memory hooks.
Why this cluster matters
On Sentence Equivalence you must choose two words that give the sentence the same meaning. That means the answer is almost always a synonym pair pulled from a cluster like this one. Watch the connotation tone on each word: a positive and a negative word rarely form a correct pair, even when their definitions look close.
The 8 words
Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed; out of place in time
Of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood; ridiculously old-fashioned
Old-fashioned or outdated
Very old or old-fashioned; from an earlier period
Gray or white with age; old and trite
No longer produced or used; out of date
Existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval
Accorded great respect because of age, wisdom, or character
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