GRE Word List
SCION
descendant
The meaning of the word scion is descendant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |