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 |
|---|---|
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| eventual | contingent |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |