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
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
beguilehoodwink
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
divaprima donna
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun