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 |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| reverie | daydream |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |