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 |
|---|---|
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| wanton | merciless |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |