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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persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
purportedreputed
tokena piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
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