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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superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
prattle | prate |
advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
apostate | one who commits apostasy |