GRE Word List
SULLEN
gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
The meaning of the word sullen is gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| maroon | a dark red |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |