GRE Word List

NOCTURNAL

of, relating to, or occurring in the night

The meaning of the word nocturnal is of, relating to, or occurring in the night.

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WordMeaning
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
laxloose