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
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness
oligarchygovernment by the few
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
contagiona contagious disease
slanderto utter slander against : defame
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
surmountto prevail over : overcome
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter