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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fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon
leerysuspicious
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism