GRE Word List
PONDEROUS
of very great weight
The meaning of the word ponderous is of very great weight.
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|---|---|
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
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| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
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| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |