GRE Word List
DOLOROUS
causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
The meaning of the word dolorous is causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |