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
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course