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 |
|---|---|
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |