GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| giddy | dizzy |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |