GRE Word List
SOMBER
dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow
The meaning of the word somber is dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| memorialize | commemorate |
| compulsion | compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse |
| shimmer | shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N. |
| boisterous | violent; rough; noisy |
| tout | promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise |
| felicitous | (of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
| incursion | temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey |
| prolong | lengthen; extend; draw out |
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
| ruthless | pitiless; merciless; cruel |
