GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |