GRE Word List

IMMURE

to enclose within or as if within walls

The meaning of the word immure is to enclose within or as if within walls.

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WordMeaning
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
abjureto renounce upon oath
oligarchygovernment by the few
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
incarcerateto put in prison
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
quarantinea period of 40 days