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 |
|---|---|
| trappings | outward signs |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |