GRE Word List
PRIM
to give a prim or demure expression to
The meaning of the word prim is to give a prim or demure expression to.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |