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 |
|---|---|
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| impuissance | weakness |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |