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
commandeerto compel to perform military service
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
scourgewhip
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden