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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| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |