GRE Word List
SCION
descendant
The meaning of the word scion is descendant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |