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
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
outgoinggoing away : departing
diademcrown
witherto become dry and sapless
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
hazarda source of danger