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rudimentary

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore R words

involving only basic principles; undeveloped or elementary

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Rudimentary in a sentence

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After one semester she had only a rudimentary grasp of the language.

Synonyms
basicelementaryprimitiveundeveloped
Antonyms
advancedsophisticatedrefined
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Questions about “rudimentary

Rudimentary (adjective) means involving only basic principles; undeveloped or elementary
Here is rudimentary used in an example sentence: "After one semester she had only a rudimentary grasp of the language."
Common synonyms for rudimentary include basic, elementary, primitive, undeveloped.
Antonyms of rudimentary include advanced, sophisticated, refined.
Rudimentary is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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