GRE Word List
DESCRY
to catch sight of
The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| portly | dignified |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| pundit | pandit |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |