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.
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|---|---|
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
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| trenchant | keen |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
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