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 |
|---|---|
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| lax | loose |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |