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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| reckon | count |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |