GRE Word List

DESCRY

to catch sight of

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

Random words

WordMeaning
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste