GRE Word List
QUARANTINE
a period of 40 days
The meaning of the word quarantine is a period of 40 days.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |