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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embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias