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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knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
decipherdecode
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
veracioustruthful
purveyorone that purveys
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races