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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WordMeaning
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
abodethe place where one lives : home
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments