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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WordMeaning
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
hauntto visit often : frequent
lucremonetary gain : profit
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath