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

WordMeaning
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
chasethe hunting of wild animals
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper