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 |
|---|---|
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| regime | regimen |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |