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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| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
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| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |