GRE Word List
SOMBER
so shaded as to be dark and gloomy
The meaning of the word somber is so shaded as to be dark and gloomy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |