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 |
|---|---|
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
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| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
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