GRE Word List

DESCRY

to catch sight of

The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.

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consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule