GRE Word List
DESCRY
to catch sight of
The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |