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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similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
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premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
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ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
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