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
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
encompassinclude
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
plummetto fall perpendicularly