GRE Word List
SCION
descendant
The meaning of the word scion is descendant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |