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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| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |