GRE Word List

SCION

descendant

The meaning of the word scion is descendant.

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WordMeaning
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate