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 |
|---|---|
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |