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 |
|---|---|
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |