GRE Word List

DIVA

prima donna

The meaning of the word diva is prima donna.

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palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
dissonancelack of agreement
expoundto set forth : state
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
numismatistthe study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
fermentto undergo fermentation
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas