GRE Word List

IMMURE

to enclose within or as if within walls

The meaning of the word immure is to enclose within or as if within walls.

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WordMeaning
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
pitfalltrap
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
stringenttight
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
repastsomething taken as food : meal
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
copiousyielding something abundantly