GRE Word List
DORMER
window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room
The meaning of the word dormer is window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cryptic | mysterious; hidden; secret |
| permissive | allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society |
| stygian | unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead |
| quisling | traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling |
| sojourn | temporary stay; V: stay for a time |
| archetype | prototype; primitive pattern |
| crossbreed | hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed |
| humor | indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor |
| cantata | story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio) |
| spectrum | colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range; Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts |
