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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| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
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| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
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