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 |
|---|---|
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| congruent | congruous |