GRE Word List

PRIMAL

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The meaning of the word primal is original.

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WordMeaning
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
estimablecapable of being estimated
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
predisposeto dispose in advance
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)