GRE Word List
CONFINE
something (such as borders or walls) that encloses
The meaning of the word confine is something (such as borders or walls) that encloses.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |