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 |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |