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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |