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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| conveyance | the action of conveying |
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| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |