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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| concordat | compact |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| viable | capable of living |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| forego | to go before : precede |