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 |
|---|---|
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |