GRE Word List

DESCRY

to catch sight of

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

Random words

WordMeaning
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
dauntto lessen the courage of : cow
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved