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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |