GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |