GRE Word List
ARID
excessively dry
The meaning of the word arid is excessively dry.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
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| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |