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 |
|---|---|
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |