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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WordMeaning
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
effusionan act of effusing
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
oafa stupid person : boob
amalgama mixture of different elements
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture