GRE Word List

ABORIGINAL

being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region

The meaning of the word aboriginal is being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region.

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nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
fetidhaving a heavy offensive smell
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed