GRE Word List

PRIME

the second of the canonical hours

The meaning of the word prime is the second of the canonical hours.

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WordMeaning
reeksmoke
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
dummya person who is incapable of speaking
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb
uniquebeing the only one : sole
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans