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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| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
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| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
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| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |