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
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
quotidianoccurring every day
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
salineconsisting of or containing salt
scenarioan outline or synopsis of a play
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
debonairsuave