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.

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WordMeaning
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
poreto gaze intently
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
gazettenewspaper
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.