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 |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| provenance | origin |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |