GRE Word List

SULLEN

gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed

The meaning of the word sullen is gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed.

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WordMeaning
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
abideto bear patiently : tolerate
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
compellingthat compels: such as
sojourna temporary stay
schemea plan or program of action
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness