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 |
|---|---|
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| 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) |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |