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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subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
sanctimonioushypocritically pious or devout
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness