GRE Word List

DOUR

stern

The meaning of the word dour is stern.

Random words

WordMeaning
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
parlancespeech
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
spatefreshet
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
insomniaprolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless