GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| retrench | cut down |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| comestible | edible |