| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | aboriginal | existing from the earliest time |
| 2. | advance | done before the main event |
| 3. | ancestral | relating to early origins |
| 4. | ancient | belonging to a very early time |
| 5. | antecedent | coming before something else |
| 6. | anterior | situated before or in front |
| 7. | archetypal | serving as the original model |
| 8. | bare-bones | reduced to basic essentials |
| 9. | base | serving as the foundation |
| 10. | baseline | serving as the starting reference |
| 11. | basic | forming a starting foundation |
| 12. | beginner | intended for those starting |
| 13. | beginning | occurring at the start |
| 14. | blueprint | preliminary plan or design |
| 15. | budding | beginning to develop |
| 16. | central | forming the main basis |
| 17. | chief | first in importance or rank |
| 18. | commencing | beginning or starting |
| 19. | core | central and basic |
| 20. | dawning | just beginning to appear |
| 21. | draft | not yet in final form |
| 22. | earlier | coming before another time |
| 23. | earliest | occurring before the rest |
| 24. | early | near the beginning |
| 25. | elementary | basic and introductory |
| 26. | embryonic | in an early undeveloped stage |
| 27. | emergent | newly coming into existence |
| 28. | entry-level | suitable for beginners |
| 29. | essential | forming a basic necessary part |
| 30. | experimental | used for testing at first |
| 31. | first | coming before all others |
| 32. | firstborn | born or created first |
| 33. | fore | situated at the front |
| 34. | foremost | first in place or order |
| 35. | forerunning | coming before as a precursor |
| 36. | formative | shaping early development |
| 37. | former | coming earlier in order |
| 38. | foundational | serving as a basis |
| 39. | front-end | occurring at the beginning |
| 40. | frontmost | nearest the front |
| 41. | germinal | at the earliest developmental stage |
| 42. | headmost | positioned at the front |
| 43. | immature | not yet fully developed |
| 44. | inaugural | marking the beginning of something |
| 45. | inceptive | marking a beginning |
| 46. | incipient | just beginning to develop |
| 47. | infant | newly begun or young |
| 48. | infantile | at a very early stage |
| 49. | initiating | causing something to begin |
| 50. | initiatory | serving to initiate |
| 51. | introductory | serving as an introduction |
| 52. | larval | in an early developmental stage |
| 53. | launching | starting or introducing |
| 54. | lead-off | starting a sequence |
| 55. | leading | coming first in position |
| 56. | maiden | being the first occurrence |
| 57. | main | most important or basic |
| 58. | major | important and basic |
| 59. | minimal | at the basic starting level |
| 60. | model | original example to follow |
| 61. | nascent | newly beginning or developing |
| 62. | neophyte | newly begun or inexperienced |
| 63. | new | recently begun or made |
| 64. | newborn | recently begun or created |
| 65. | novel | new and previously unknown |
| 66. | novice | newly starting or inexperienced |
| 67. | oldest | earliest in age or origin |
| 68. | opening | coming at the start |
| 69. | original | existing at the beginning |
| 70. | originating | bringing something into existence |
| 71. | pioneer | being first or groundbreaking |
| 72. | preceding | coming before another thing |
| 73. | prefatory | serving as an introduction |
| 74. | preliminary | done before the main action |
| 75. | preludial | acting as an introduction |
| 76. | prelusive | serving as a prelude |
| 77. | preparatory | serving to prepare |
| 78. | primary | first or most basic |
| 79. | prior | coming earlier in time |
| 80. | proemial | introductory or prefatory |
| 81. | prototypal | serving as an original model |
| 82. | recent | having begun not long ago |
| 83. | rookie | new to an activity |
| 84. | rough | not finished or polished |
| 85. | rudimentary | basic and undeveloped |
| 86. | sample | serving as a first example |
| 87. | seminal | strongly influencing later development |
| 88. | simplest | most basic in form |
| 89. | skeletal | having only the basic structure |
| 90. | starter | used to begin something |
| 91. | starting | relating to the beginning |
| 92. | stripped-down | reduced to essentials |
| 93. | template | starting pattern to use |
| 94. | tentative | not final or definite |
| 95. | test | used for trial purposes |
| 96. | trial | done as a test first |
| 97. | underlying | forming a basic foundation |
| 98. | undeveloped | not yet fully developed |
| 99. | unformed | not yet fully shaped |
| 100. | young | early in development |
