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 |
|---|---|
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| mendicant | beggar |