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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| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |