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 |
|---|---|
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| occident | west |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |