GRE Word List
DOUR
stern
The meaning of the word dour is stern.
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factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
tome | book |
transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |