GRE Word List
DESCRY
to catch sight of
The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| dynamo | generator |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |