GRE Word List

DESCRY

to catch sight of

The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.

Random words

WordMeaning
ravenousrapacious
genteelhaving an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
homespunspun or made at home
manumitto release from slavery
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion