GRE Word List

DIVA

prima donna

The meaning of the word diva is prima donna.

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WordMeaning
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
solicitto make petition to : entreat
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")