GRE Word List
SCION
descendant
The meaning of the word scion is descendant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| shambles | a meat market |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |