GRE Word List

LIGNEOUS

of or resembling wood

The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.

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WordMeaning
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
nubileof marriageable condition or age
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves