GRE Word List
DIADEM
crown
The meaning of the word diadem is crown.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
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| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |