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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rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
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