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 |
|---|---|
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| juncture | a point of time |