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 |
|---|---|
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| privy | private |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |