GRE Word List
LULL
to cause to sleep or rest : soothe
The meaning of the word lull is to cause to sleep or rest : soothe.
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| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| plait | pleat |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
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