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 |
|---|---|
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| inequity | injustice |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |