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
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
sylvanone that frequents groves or woods
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
whinnyto neigh especially in a low or gentle way
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
hutan often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage