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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transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
writheto twist into coils or folds
rightfuljust