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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |