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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| Word | Meaning |
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| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |