GRE Word List

LIGNEOUS

of or resembling wood

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

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barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
antecedeprecede
zephyra breeze from the west
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audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
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inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
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laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening