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 |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| dingy | dirty |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| minuscule | very small |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |