GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |