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 |
|---|---|
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| wont | accustomed |