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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| descry | to catch sight of |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |