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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |