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
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
hazarda source of danger
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage