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 |
|---|---|
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |