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nocturnal

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore N words

active at night or relating to the night

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Nocturnal in a sentence

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Owls and bats are nocturnal, emerging to hunt only after dark.

Synonyms
nighttimenight-active
Antonyms
diurnaldaytime

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Verbal · Text Completion

The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Nocturnal (adjective) means active at night or relating to the night
Here is nocturnal used in an example sentence: "Owls and bats are nocturnal, emerging to hunt only after dark."
Common synonyms for nocturnal include nighttime, night-active.
Antonyms of nocturnal include diurnal, daytime.
Nocturnal is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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