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 |
|---|---|
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| oligarchy | government by the few |