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
executionerone who executes
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
meteto give out by measure : dole out
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files