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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| microcosm | a little world |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| peerless | matchless |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |