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 |
|---|---|
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| fell | skin |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| reek | smoke |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |