GRE Word List

SCION

descendant

The meaning of the word scion is descendant.

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WordMeaning
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
fineryornament
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush