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 |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |