GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| concur | to express agreement |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |