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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dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
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ensueto strive to attain : pursue
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
gapeto open the mouth wide
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion