GRE Word List

LIGNEOUS

of or resembling wood

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

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WordMeaning
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
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brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
clipencompass
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
farcestuff