GRE Word List
DORMER
a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
The meaning of the word dormer is a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |