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 |
|---|---|
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| debonair | suave |