GRE Word List
CURFEW
the sounding of a bell at evening
The meaning of the word curfew is the sounding of a bell at evening.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| impediment | something that impedes |