GRE Word List
SCION
descendant
The meaning of the word scion is descendant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| nurture | training |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |