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 |
|---|---|
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| sheer | unqualified |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |