GRE Word List

SONOROUS

producing sound (as when struck)

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

Random words

WordMeaning
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship
dissonancelack of agreement
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling