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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WordMeaning
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
recessthe action of receding : recession
motea small particle : speck
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
knolla small round hill : mound
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
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