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 |
|---|---|
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
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| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
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