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 |
|---|---|
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| congruent | congruous |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |