GRE Word List
DIURNAL
active chiefly in the daytime
The meaning of the word diurnal is active chiefly in the daytime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| dart | a light spear |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| slake | subside |