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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| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
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| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
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| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
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| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |