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 |
|---|---|
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |