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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mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
gruntto utter a grunt
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
smughighly self-satisfied
swarthyof a dark color, complexion, or cast