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

WordMeaning
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
flushto fly away suddenly
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
stoutstrong of character: such as
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
incognitowith one's identity concealed
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining