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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basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
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resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
witherto become dry and sapless
apiaristbeekeeper
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection