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 |
|---|---|
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| 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 |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |