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 |
|---|---|
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |