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
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
subsistencereal being : existence
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony