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 |
|---|---|
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |