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 |
|---|---|
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |