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 |
|---|---|
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| postulate | demand |