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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pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
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sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
quarantinea period of 40 days
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