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 |
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| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| concentric | having a common center |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |