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 |
|---|---|
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| thespian | actor |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |