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 |
|---|---|
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |