GRE Word List
LUMBER
to move ponderously
The meaning of the word lumber is to move ponderously.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |