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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WordMeaning
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
acclaimapplaud