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 |
|---|---|
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |