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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
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| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |