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 |
|---|---|
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ยน/โโ millimeter or less in diameter |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |