GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |