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
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
belieto give a false impression of
nutritiousnourishing
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
seemlygood-looking
sleeperone that sleeps
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously