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 |
|---|---|
| trenchant | keen |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |