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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |