GRE Word List
DESCRY
to catch sight of
The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doddering | feeble |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| condign | deserved |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |