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 |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
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| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |