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 |
|---|---|
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| hubbub | noise |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| retribution | recompense |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |