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 |
|---|---|
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| purported | reputed |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| constraint | the act of constraining |