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 |
|---|---|
| opulence | wealth |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |