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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baroqueof, 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
tundraa 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
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
remediablecapable of being remedied
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
magistratean official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
cremateto subject to cremation
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive