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 |
|---|---|
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| calculated | apt |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| gazette | newspaper |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |