GRE Word List
PRIMAL
original
The meaning of the word primal is original.
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Word | Meaning |
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centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
verge | brink |
conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
entity | being |
shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |