GRE Word List
DESCRY
to catch sight of
The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |