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
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| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
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| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
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| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |