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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WordMeaning
relegateto send into exile : banish
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
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eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
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ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
modishfashionable