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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| nourish | nurture |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |