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verb (used with object), de·scried, de·scry·ing.
1.
to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy: The lookout descried land.
2.
to discover; perceive; detect.
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Descry
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is chary. Does it mean:
| punish or criticize severely |
| wary |
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descry
c.1300, probably from O.Fr. descrier "publish," from L. describere (see describe).
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