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 |
|---|---|
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |