GRE Word List
SCION
descendant
The meaning of the word scion is descendant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |