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 |
|---|---|
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |