GRE Word List
LUMBER
to move ponderously
The meaning of the word lumber is to move ponderously.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |