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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |