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 |
|---|---|
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |