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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tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
flipto toss so as to cause to turn over in the air
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
mausoleuma large tomb
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul