GRE Word List
DESCRY
catch sight of (something distant)
The meaning of the word descry is catch sight of (something distant).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| minutiae | petty or trivial details; CF. minutia |
| aplomb | poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence |
| marsupial | one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo, opossum, wombat |
| accost | approach and speak first to a person |
| muddle | confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion |
| deducible | derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning |
| rant | speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech; Ex. The priest ranted about the devil. |
| affluence | abundance; wealth |
| conduit | aqueduct; passageway for fluids |
| factotum | handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything |
