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

WordMeaning
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
pensivemusingly or dreamily thoughtful
brawnthe flesh of a boar
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision