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 |
|---|---|
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |