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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| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |