GRE Word List
DIADEM
crown
The meaning of the word diadem is crown.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| appease | pacify |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |