GRE Word List
LUMBER
move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber
The meaning of the word lumber is move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miasma | swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence |
| clarion | shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times |
| vivacious | lively or animated; sprightly |
| eminent | rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position |
| hull | husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship |
| embed | enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass |
| venue | location; place (of a crime, trial, gathering, etc.); CF. come |
| hydrophobia | fear of water; rabies |
| underscore | underline; emphasize |
| tend | have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend |
