GRE Word List
LUGUBRIOUS
mournful
The meaning of the word lugubrious is mournful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| debut | a first appearance |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| paradigm | example |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |