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
pugilistfighter
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
dismissto permit or cause to leave
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
plummetto fall perpendicularly
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
regicidea person who kills a king
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious