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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| prong | fork |
| categorical | absolute |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |