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 |
|---|---|
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| fuddle | booze |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |