GRE Word List

AURORAL

dawn

The meaning of the word auroral is dawn.

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WordMeaning
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
primethe second of the canonical hours
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
ensconceshelter
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
shama trick that deludes : hoax
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted