GRE Word List
LEONINE
of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
The meaning of the word leonine is of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |