GRE Word List

LEXICOGRAPHER

an author or editor of a dictionary

The meaning of the word lexicographer is an author or editor of a dictionary.

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WordMeaning
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
acuitykeenness of perception
depredationto lay waste : plunder
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
unbridledunrestrained
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color