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 |
|---|---|
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| quorum | a select group |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |