GRE Word List
ARID
excessively dry
The meaning of the word arid is excessively dry.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |