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 |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| auroral | dawn |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| drab | slattern |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |