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 |
|---|---|
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| duration | continuance in time |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |