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
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
ordainto invest (see invest
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
crossbreedhybridize
shoveto push along
churlishof, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
beneficentdoing or producing good
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize