GRE Word List

ARID

excessively dry

The meaning of the word arid is excessively dry.

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WordMeaning
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
hallowedholy
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
dissipateto break up and drive off
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles