GRE Word List
DIURNAL
active chiefly in the daytime
The meaning of the word diurnal is active chiefly in the daytime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |