GRE Word List

SONOROUS

producing sound (as when struck)

The meaning of the word sonorous is producing sound (as when struck).

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WordMeaning
lateralof or relating to the side
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
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rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship