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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| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |