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 |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |