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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
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