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 |
|---|---|
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |