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
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
antithesisthe direct opposite
implodeto burst inward
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
rusea wily subterfuge
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)