GRE Word List

CURB

an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter

The meaning of the word curb is an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter.

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WordMeaning
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate