GRE Word List
PRIMARY
first in order of time or development : primitive
The meaning of the word primary is first in order of time or development : primitive.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |