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
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
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microcosma little world
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
trampletramp
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting