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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moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
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impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
outspokendirect and open in speech or expression : frank
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contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
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implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity