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
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
cessiona yielding to another : concession
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties