GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |