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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |