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
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
replenishto fill or build up again
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
humanitariana person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
efficacythe power to produce an effect
appendattach
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner