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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WordMeaning
clapperone that claps: such as
markedhaving an identifying mark
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond