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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |