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 |
|---|---|
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| congenial | pleasant |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |