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 |
|---|---|
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| onus | burden |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |