GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |