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
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
elusivetending to elude: such as
quadrupedan animal having four feet
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
pitfalltrap
siftto put through a sieve
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag