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 |
|---|---|
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| commune | talk over |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |