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 |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |