GRE Word List
SCION
descendant
The meaning of the word scion is descendant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |