GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| fauna | animal life |