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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |