GRE Word List
SCION
descendant
The meaning of the word scion is descendant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |