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 |
|---|---|
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| passe | past one's prime |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| baroque | of, 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 |