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 |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |