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 |
|---|---|
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |