GRE Word List
SOMBER
dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow
The meaning of the word somber is dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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memorialize | commemorate |
compulsion | compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse |
shimmer | shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N. |
boisterous | violent; rough; noisy |
tout | promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise |
felicitous | (of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
incursion | temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey |
prolong | lengthen; extend; draw out |
urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
ruthless | pitiless; merciless; cruel |