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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qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
deferput off
beguilehoodwink