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 |
|---|---|
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| dart | a light spear |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| wreak | bring about |