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 |
|---|---|
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| unfrock | defrock |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |