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 |
|---|---|
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| executioner | one who executes |