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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |