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
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy