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 |
|---|---|
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| passe | past one's prime |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |