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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| reckon | count |
| ravenous | rapacious |