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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WordMeaning
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
submissivesubmitting to others
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
anthropologistthe science of human beings
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart