GRE Word List
QUARANTINE
isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection; V: isolate in quarantine
The meaning of the word quarantine is isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection; V: isolate in quarantine.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surmise | guess; N. |
| mawkish | mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental |
| improvise | compose on the spur of the moment |
| neophyte | recent convert; new member of a religious group; beginner; CF. plant |
| impeach | charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility |
| reprieve | postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of |
| appurtenances | subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing |
| naivete | quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na\"ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous |
| unregenerate | making no attempt to change one's bad practices |
| ejaculation | exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate |
