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
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
inebriateone who is drunk
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
purgeto clear of guilt
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable