GRE Word List
CURFEW
regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew
The meaning of the word curfew is regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew.
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|---|---|
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| derivation | deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word |
| hysteria | excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria |
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| fleece | wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder |
