GRE Word List

PONDEROUS

of very great weight

The meaning of the word ponderous is of very great weight.

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WordMeaning
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
concorda state of agreement : harmony
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
filchto steal secretly or casually