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.

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WordMeaning
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface