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 |
|---|---|
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |