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 |
|---|---|
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |