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 |
|---|---|
| retribution | recompense |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| upright | perpendicular |
| indite | make up |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |