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 |
|---|---|
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |