GRE Word List
SONOROUS
producing sound (as when struck)
The meaning of the word sonorous is producing sound (as when struck).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |