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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WordMeaning
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
facsimilean exact copy
precipitousprecipitate
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
antisepticopposing microbial infection
emanateto come out from a source
galaxymilky way galaxy
mustera representative specimen (see specimen