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 |
|---|---|
| expiate | to make amends for |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| realm | kingdom |
| espouse | marry |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
