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 |
|---|---|
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| imbue | endow |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |