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
virtuosoone who excels in the technique of an art
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
neophytea new convert : proselyte
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide