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 |
|---|---|
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| exude | to ooze out |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |