GRE Word List
FUNDAMENTAL
serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
The meaning of the word fundamental is serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| evenhanded | fair |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| opus | work |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |