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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superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
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hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
prattleprate
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
apostateone who commits apostasy