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 |
|---|---|
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |