GRE Word List
PRISTINE
belonging to the earliest period or state : original
The meaning of the word pristine is belonging to the earliest period or state : original.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| pilfer | steal |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |