GRE Word List
RUDIMENTARY
consisting in first principles : fundamental
The meaning of the word rudimentary is consisting in first principles : fundamental.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |