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 |
|---|---|
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| puerile | juvenile |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |