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 |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |