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 |
|---|---|
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| alleviate | relieve |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |