GRE Word List
DESCRY
to catch sight of
The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |