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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transcribeto make a written copy of
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
minutiaea minute or minor detail
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
realmkingdom