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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
quorum | a select group |
pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
denotation | an act or process of denoting |