GRE Word List

PRIMAL

original

The meaning of the word primal is original.

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WordMeaning
fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
pento shut in or as if in a pen
fussyeasily upset : irritable
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper