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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| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
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| machinations | an act of machinating |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
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| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
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