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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WordMeaning
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
underhandin a clandestine manner
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
premonitorygiving warning
poreto gaze intently
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy