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 |
|---|---|
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| reek | smoke |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| imbibe | drink |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |