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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WordMeaning
slackento make less active : slow up
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
abideto bear patiently : tolerate
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions