GRE Word List

DESCRY

to catch sight of

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

Random words

WordMeaning
inebriatedexhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
venisonthe edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin