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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |