GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| courier | messenger |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |