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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| prosody | the study of versification |
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| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |