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
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
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proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
tawnyof the color tawny
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
searbeing dried and withered
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface