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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| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |