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
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
predilectionan established preference for something
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
descryto catch sight of
syllogisma 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")
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
congruentcongruous