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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| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |