GRE Word List
LUMBER
to move ponderously
The meaning of the word lumber is to move ponderously.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| actuary | clerk |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |