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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|---|---|
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
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| arid | excessively dry |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
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| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
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