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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| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| debonair | suave |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| pitfall | trap |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |