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 |
|---|---|
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| query | question |
| succor | relief |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |