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 |
|---|---|
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
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| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |