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 |
|---|---|
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |