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 |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| stringent | tight |
| espouse | marry |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |