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 |
|---|---|
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| calorific | caloric |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |