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 |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |