GRE Word List

PRIMORDIAL

first created or developed : primeval

The meaning of the word primordial is first created or developed : primeval.

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outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
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nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
inertlacking the power to move
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise