GRE Word List
DESCRY
to catch sight of
The meaning of the word descry is to catch sight of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| desiccate | to dry up |