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 |
|---|---|
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |