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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WordMeaning
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
convolutedhaving convolutions
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
meandera winding path or course
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process