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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| trample | tramp |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |