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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| Word | Meaning |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |