GRE Word List

SCION

descendant

The meaning of the word scion is descendant.

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blareto sound loud and strident
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sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
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mandatean authoritative command
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
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