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primordial

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

existing from the very beginning; original and fundamental

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Primordial in a sentence

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Life is thought to have emerged from a primordial chemical soup.

Synonyms
primevalancientprimaloriginal
Antonyms
modernrecentderivative
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Primordial (adjective) means existing from the very beginning; original and fundamental
Here is primordial used in an example sentence: "Life is thought to have emerged from a primordial chemical soup."
Common synonyms for primordial include primeval, ancient, primal, original.
Antonyms of primordial include modern, recent, derivative.
Primordial is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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