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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chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
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diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
sepulchera place of burial : tomb