GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| impuissance | weakness |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |