GRE Word List

LIGNEOUS

of or resembling wood

The meaning of the word ligneous is of or resembling wood.

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drasticacting rapidly or violently
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
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torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found