GRE Word List
PRIMAL
first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence
The meaning of the word primal is first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| virulent | (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous; (of a feeling) hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom |
| dormant | sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent |
| prolixity | tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse |
| bleak | cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing |
| criteria | standards used in judging; CF. criterion |
| cascade | small waterfall |
| thesis | opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments |
| acclimate | adjust to climate or environment; adapt |
| pseudonym | pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous |
| girth | distance around something; circumference |