GRE Word List

PRIME

the second of the canonical hours

The meaning of the word prime is the second of the canonical hours.

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WordMeaning
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
hallowedholy
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
tannerone that tans hides
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor