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 |
|---|---|
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| viable | capable of living |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| brackish | somewhat salty |