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 |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |