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 |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| ram | a male sheep |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |