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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
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| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
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