GRE Word List
DIADEM
crown
The meaning of the word diadem is crown.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |