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 |
|---|---|
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |