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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exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
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prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
deprecateto express disapproval of
apparentopen to view : visible
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solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed