GRE Word List
NOCTURNAL
done or active at night; Ex. nocturnal animals/raids; CF. nocturne
The meaning of the word nocturnal is done or active at night; Ex. nocturnal animals/raids; CF. nocturne.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impolitic | not wise; not expedient; not politic |
| disaffected | disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty |
| flashy | showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance |
| quaff | drink with zest; drink with relish(zest; hearty enjoyment); ČÜČ©ČÜČ© ž¶œĂŽÙ; CF. sip |
| pragmatist | practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things |
| smolder | smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger |
| enthrall | capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound |
| voluble | fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility |
| ecologist | person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology |
| lexicographer | compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary |
