GRE Word List

DIVA

prima donna

The meaning of the word diva is prima donna.

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WordMeaning
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
sublimatesublime
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
nomenclaturename
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
inequityinjustice
gerontocracyrule by elders