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 |
|---|---|
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| historic | historical |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |