GRE Word List

LIGNEOUS

of or resembling wood

The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.

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WordMeaning
dilateto become enlarged or widened
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
gustthe sensation of taste
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
artlesslacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross