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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WordMeaning
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
reverberatereflect
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
solicitto make petition to : entreat
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
paramourlover
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)