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 |
|---|---|
| parlance | speech |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |