GRE Word List
CUMBERSOME
unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
The meaning of the word cumbersome is unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| condole | grieve |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |