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cardinal

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore C words

of primary importance; fundamental

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Cardinal in a sentence

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Honesty was the cardinal rule by which she ran her business.

Synonyms
fundamentalprincipalchiefparamount
Antonyms
minorsecondarytrivial

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Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.

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Cardinal (adjective) means of primary importance; fundamental
Here is cardinal used in an example sentence: "Honesty was the cardinal rule by which she ran her business."
Common synonyms for cardinal include fundamental, principal, chief, paramount.
Antonyms of cardinal include minor, secondary, trivial.
Cardinal is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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