GRE Word List
DESCRY
to catch sight of
The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dart | a light spear |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| sublimate | sublime |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |