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 |
|---|---|
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| passe | past one's prime |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| stilted | pompous |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |