GRE Word List
LIGNEOUS
of or resembling wood
The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| reckon | count |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| haggard | not tamed |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |