GRE Word List

SCION

descendant

The meaning of the word scion is descendant.

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militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
sparenot being used
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
maneuvera military or naval movement
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments