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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |