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 |
|---|---|
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |