GRE Word List
DESCRY
to catch sight of
The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inundate | overwhelm |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| purported | reputed |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |