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 |
|---|---|
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| trappings | outward signs |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| throes | pang |