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
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
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decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
baroqueof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant