GRE Word List

SCION

descendant

The meaning of the word scion is descendant.

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philanthropistone who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
anarchyabsence of government
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water