GRE Word List
PONDEROUS
having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing
The meaning of the word ponderous is having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing.
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