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 |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| unsavory | insipid |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| slapdash | haphazard |