GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| dour | stern |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |