GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| hap | happening |
| vixen | a female fox |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |