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 |
|---|---|
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |