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
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
nursea person who cares for the sick or infirm
antisepticopposing microbial infection
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
gazettenewspaper
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
siblingsib
peonany of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous