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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subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
miniona servile dependent, follower, or underling
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
contritefeeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc.
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
diademcrown
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery