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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |