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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| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
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| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
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