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 |
|---|---|
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| sheer | unqualified |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |