GRE Word List
CUMBERSOME
unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
The meaning of the word cumbersome is unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |