GRE Word List

ARROYO

a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region

The meaning of the word arroyo is a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region.

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idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
solventable to pay all legal debts
chivalrousvaliant
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on