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 |
|---|---|
| flounder | flatfish |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |