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 |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| hortatory | hortative |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |