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 |
|---|---|
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |