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 |
|---|---|
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
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| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
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