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 |
|---|---|
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| dissension | disagreement |