GRE Word List
PRIME
the second of the canonical hours
The meaning of the word prime is the second of the canonical hours.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |