GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |