GRE Word List
DESCRY
to catch sight of
The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |