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 |
|---|---|
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| addle | rotten |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |