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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expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
omnipotentalmighty
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments