GRE Word List
ARID
excessively dry
The meaning of the word arid is excessively dry.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| spare | not being used |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |