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 |
|---|---|
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| abnegation | denial |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| ignite | to set afire |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |