GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| consort | associate |
| trample | tramp |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |