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 |
|---|---|
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| mortician | undertaker |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |