GRE Word List
ABORIGINAL
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
The meaning of the word aboriginal is being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| negate | cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation |
| cosmic | pertaining to the universe; vast |
| context | writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs |
| ethnology | study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology |
| lucrative | profitable; producing wealth |
| mollycoddle | pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively |
| snicker | half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V. |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility |
| sham | pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. sham jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a sham. |
