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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WordMeaning
neophytea new convert : proselyte
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
copiousyielding something abundantly
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies