GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| finished | entirely done |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |