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 |
|---|---|
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| 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) |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| skiff | any of various small boats |