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
writheto twist into coils or folds
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
gibeto utter taunting words
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perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter