GRE Word List

DIURNAL

active chiefly in the daytime

The meaning of the word diurnal is active chiefly in the daytime.

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WordMeaning
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
sanctiona formal decree
missivea written communication : letter
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
remediablecapable of being remedied
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals