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 |
|---|---|
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| dour | stern |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| gnome | maxim |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |