GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| antecede | precede |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |