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 |
|---|---|
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| brawny | muscular |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |