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 |
|---|---|
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |