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 |
|---|---|
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
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