GRE Word List
LUMBER
to move ponderously
The meaning of the word lumber is to move ponderously.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
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| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |