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 |
|---|---|
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| lax | loose |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| executor | one who executes something |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |