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 |
|---|---|
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |