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 |
|---|---|
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| pummel | pound |
| fiend | devil |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| humdrum | monotonous |