GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |