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 |
|---|---|
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |