GRE Word List

DIADEM

crown

The meaning of the word diadem is crown.

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ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid