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 |
|---|---|
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| cataclysm | flood |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |