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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acnea disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
cessiona yielding to another : concession
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink