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 |
|---|---|
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| hurl | rush |