GRE Word List
INCARCERATE
to put in prison
The meaning of the word incarcerate is to put in prison.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquy | conversation |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |