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 |
|---|---|
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| concentric | having a common center |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |