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 |
|---|---|
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |