GRE Word List
LUMBER
to move ponderously
The meaning of the word lumber is to move ponderously.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |