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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |