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.
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| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
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