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 |
|---|---|
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| brook | creek |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |