GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |