GRE Word List

LIGNEOUS

of or resembling wood

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

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WordMeaning
foregoto go before : precede
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
incognitowith one's identity concealed
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast