GRE Word List
SCION
descendant
The meaning of the word scion is descendant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |