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

WordMeaning
blackballto vote against
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief