GRE Word List
LEXICOGRAPHER
compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary
The meaning of the word lexicographer is compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regent | a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent |
| chancellor | legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor |
| abide | dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people. |
| asymmetric | not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
| interim | meantime; Ex. in the interim; ADJ. taking place during an interim; Ex. interim paper |
| incompatible | inharmonious; N. incompatibility |
| insubordination | disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate |
| illusion | misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion |
| savant | scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know |
| moribund | dying; at the point of death; CF. death |