GRE Word List
DESCRY
to catch sight of
The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| espouse | marry |
| mischance | bad luck |