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 |
|---|---|
| potentate | ruler |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |