GRE Word List

LUMBER

to move ponderously

The meaning of the word lumber is to move ponderously.

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elegya poem in elegiac couplets
relentto become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity
understateto represent as less than is the case
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
seinea 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
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
memoiran official note or report : memorandum