GRE Word List

SCION

descendant

The meaning of the word scion is descendant.

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WordMeaning
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
rompone that romps
pedestriancommonplace
caninea conical pointed tooth
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
affectedartificial; pretended
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
stemthe main trunk of a plant
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe