GRE Word List

DESCRY

to catch sight of

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

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WordMeaning
paraphernaliathe 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
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
pathologicalof or relating to pathology
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
graphitea 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
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described