GRE Word List
PRIMP
to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
The meaning of the word primp is to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| sidetrack | siding |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |