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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |