GRE Word List
QUARANTINE
a period of 40 days
The meaning of the word quarantine is a period of 40 days.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |