GRE Word List
LUGUBRIOUS
mournful
The meaning of the word lugubrious is mournful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |