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 |
|---|---|
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |