GRE Word List
PRIMAL
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The meaning of the word primal is original.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |