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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| leery | suspicious |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |