GRE Word List
MURMUR
a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
The meaning of the word murmur is a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |