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
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
providentfrugal
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.