GRE Word List
RUDIMENTARY
consisting in first principles : fundamental
The meaning of the word rudimentary is consisting in first principles : fundamental.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| throes | pang |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |