GRE Word List
SCION
descendant
The meaning of the word scion is descendant.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| verbalize | to express something in words |