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
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
spatefreshet
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
tokena piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands