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 |
|---|---|
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |