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 |
|---|---|
| hortatory | hortative |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |