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 |
|---|---|
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |