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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| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| aptitude | inclination |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |