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 |
|---|---|
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| 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") |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| verdant | green in tint or color |