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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capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
donto put on (an article of clothing)